"We are seeing tens of millions of dollars flooding into the state of Texas from liberals all over the country who desperately want to turn the state of Texas blue," Cruz told the Saturday rally attendees. "They want us to be just like California, right down to tofu and silicon and dyed hair."

Ted Cruz at a rally yesterday in Humble, TX told the crowd @BetoORourke would be bad because "they want us to be just like California...right down to tofu and silicone and dyed hair....not on our watch.” Good thing he's working on that likability problem. pic.twitter.com/Bm2uTsn8xR

Critics of Cruz's statements also pointed out that Texas grows soybeans. The state produced 6.8 million bushels in 2017, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Soybeans are not commonly grown on a large-scale in California.

Also of note is Cruz's utterance of "silicon," a naturally occurring element and one-half of the moniker "Silicon Valley." Most assumed Cruz meant to say "silicone," a synthetic polymer derived from silicon that is often associated with plastic surgery procedures, like breast implants.

Then there is the matter of "dyed hair." Wrote one Twitter commentator of Cruz: "Has he ever been to Austin?"